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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 8h

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

(Thank you, Gwen Howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social, for reporting this.)

“Abbott's move comes a week after crews restored the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, Houston's historic gayborhood.”

Chron.com @chron.com · 11h

🌈 Houston’s iconic rainbow crosswalks might be painted over again—this time by order of Gov. Greg Abbott: bit.ly/4nAlz8W

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 8h

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

(Thank you, Gwen Howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social, for reporting this.)

“Abbott's move comes a week after crews restored the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, Houston's historic gayborhood.”

Chron.com @chron.com · 11h

🌈 Houston’s iconic rainbow crosswalks might be painted over again—this time by order of Gov. Greg Abbott: bit.ly/4nAlz8W

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 21h

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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 1d

I really love the fact that the state of North Carolina literally owns a pirate ship

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 1d

For several years as a kid, I went on fishing trips to Morehead City with my dad and a couple of his friends from R.J. Reynolds. I have great memories of fishing in the sound on those trips!

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Houston.

". . . citing 'current market conditions' just months before construction was expected to begin."

Chron.com @chron.com · 1d

The company plans to reevaluate the complex down the line.

Houston oil giant presses pause on $10 billion Gulf Coast project

The company plans to reevaluate the complex down the line.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Houston.

". . . citing 'current market conditions' just months before construction was expected to begin."

Chron.com @chron.com · 1d

The company plans to reevaluate the complex down the line.

Houston oil giant presses pause on $10 billion Gulf Coast project

The company plans to reevaluate the complex down the line.

bit.ly

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 2d

I grew up in North Carolina and was raised in the Moravian Church. Be sure to order sugar cake from Wilkerson Bakery in Winston-Salem these days. It is the best.

Moravian Sugar Cake: 2-Pack

The sweetest memories are made with this delicious tradition. Introducing our Moravian Sugar Cake (each box comes with two 14oz sugar cakes). The sweetest memories are made with Moravian Sugar Cake. A...

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 2d

Senior pastor, youth pastor, worship pastor.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 2d

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

“A woman approached the rector and told him that if an event like this had existed when her son was younger, he might not have died by suicide. ‘That’s why I’m doing this,’ Bentrup said. ‘My hope is that there is a kid who will still be alive in 10 years because we did this today.’” ⚓️

Amid protests, church hosts Southlake-Keller’s first Pride festival

A Pride festival at a church on the Southlake-Keller border drew hundreds of attendees in support of the LGBTQ community Saturday.

www.dallasnews.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

“A woman approached the rector and told him that if an event like this had existed when her son was younger, he might not have died by suicide. ‘That’s why I’m doing this,’ Bentrup said. ‘My hope is that there is a kid who will still be alive in 10 years because we did this today.’” ⚓️

Amid protests, church hosts Southlake-Keller’s first Pride festival

A Pride festival at a church on the Southlake-Keller border drew hundreds of attendees in support of the LGBTQ community Saturday.

www.dallasnews.com

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Anna Lo @l0anna.bsky.social · 5d

Not to brag but my first reaction to hearing Dame Sarah Mullally was I ALREADY HAVE A SELFIE WITH HER before woman as ABC!! 🕯️

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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 5d

This glorious day for the Church is a good chance to repost my thread for St. Augustine's day, featuring our new Archbishop of Canterbury proclaiming the Gospel from the St. Augustine Gospels—or so it seems! I very much hope we will see the manuscript come out again at her installation in March. ⚓

Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · May 26

This is the feast of Augustine of Canterbury, d. 604, Apostle to the English 🕯️, which gives me a chance to share my favorite moment of liturgical book theatre so far this millennium. The Gospels of St. Augustine, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 286, is a 6th-c. Italian manuscript ... 🧵

Evangelist Luke portrait page, CCCC 286 fol. 129v: Luke in Roman dress, seated on a throne-like chair, holding an open book, with Gospel scenes either side of him and his symbol the winged ox above.

CCCC 286 fol. 130r: opening of the Gospel of Luke, Uncial script in 2 columns, per cola et commata, with dark red for first line at top and start of line three lines from the bottom, left column.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

The Bishop of London will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, and here she is!

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Sarah Mullally has been named the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.

Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been named Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

bit.ly

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

The Bishop of London will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, and here she is!

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Sarah Mullally has been named the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.

Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been named Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

bit.ly

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 6d

Today I presided over a standing-room-only funeral in Houston arranged by Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors. So we pulled out all the stops. I wore a golden cope with a cassock and surplice, and they wore uniforms with hats and white gloves.

(Uniforms or not, I always pull out all the stops.)

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 6d

Today I presided over a standing-room-only funeral in Houston arranged by Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors. So we pulled out all the stops. I wore a golden cope with a cassock and surplice, and they wore uniforms with hats and white gloves.

(Uniforms or not, I always pull out all the stops.)

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 7d

Can’t wait for Taylor Swift to regeneration the Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday

Daniel Blythe @danblythewriter.bsky.social · 7d

So the secret is out, by the look of this publicity shot -- Taylor Swift is clearly planning an anniversary multi-Taylor special in which all of her incarnations (including a previously unsuspected one) come together to defeat a deadly foe across Time and Space.

Photo montage from BBC News featuring lots of Taylor Swift images down the years.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 7d

St. Augustine's Chair will soon not be empty.

(Augustine of Canterbury, not of Hippo) ⚓

Next Archbishop of Canterbury to be named on Friday

It is understood that a nominee was agreed by at least the required two-thirds majority

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 7d

St. Augustine's Chair will soon not be empty.

(Augustine of Canterbury, not of Hippo) ⚓

Next Archbishop of Canterbury to be named on Friday

It is understood that a nominee was agreed by at least the required two-thirds majority

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 8d

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Scott Gunn @scottagunn.bsky.social · 8d

New Episcopal Church marketing campaign just dropped ⚓️

James Curle @jamescurle.bsky.social · 8d

The Episcopalians are metal as hell.

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 8d

They’re actually the theatre kids of Christianity

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 8d

Episcopalians are the redditors of christianity

ASCENSION & SAINT AGNES
FORGIVE YOUR ENEMIES,
IT MESSES WITH THEIR MINDS.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 9d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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